Field hockey was introduced at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2010 for both boys and girls. In 2010 Games hockey was outdoor format but FIH changed the format as hockey5s from 2014 Games.
| Field hockey at the Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Governing body | FIH |
| Events | 2 (boys: 1; girls: 1) |
| Games | |
Boys
Summaries
| Year | Host Nation | Event | Gold Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | |||||
| 2010 Details | Singapore | Field hockey |  Australia | 2–1 |  Pakistan |  Belgium | 4–1 |  Ghana | ||
| 2014 Details | Nanjing, China | Hockey5s | Australia | 3–3 (3–2) (penalties) |  Canada |  Spain | 7–4 |  South Africa | ||
| 2018 Details | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Hockey5s |  Malaysia | 4–2 |  India |  Argentina | 4–0 |  Zambia | ||
| 2026 Details | Dakar, Senegal | Hockey5s | ||||||||
Team appearances
| Team | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | - | - | 3rd | |
 Australia | 1st | 1st | 6th | |
 Austria | - | - | 7th | |
 Bangladesh | - | 10th | 8th | |
 Belgium | 3rd | - | - | |
 Canada | - | 2nd | 10th | |
 Chile | 6th | - | - | |
 Spain | - | 3rd | - | |
 Germany | - | 9th | - | |
 Ghana | 4th | - | - | |
 India | - | - | 2nd | |
 Kenya | - | - | 11th | |
 Malaysia | - | - | 1st | |
 Mexico | - | 8th | 9th | |
 New Zealand | - | 6th | - | |
 Pakistan | 2nd | 5th | - | |
 Poland | - | - | 5th | |
 Senegal | 5th | - | - | Q |
 Singapore | 5th | - | - | |
 South Africa | - | 4th | - | |
 Vanuatu | - | - | 12th | |
 Zambia | - | 7th | 4th |
Girls
Summaries
| Year | Host Nation | Gold Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2010 Details | Singapore |  Netherlands | 2–1 (a.e.t) | Argentina |  New Zealand | 5–4 (a.e.t) |  South Korea | ||
| 2014 Details | Nanjing, China |  China | 5–5 (3–2) (penalties) | Netherlands | Argentina | 5–2 |  Japan | ||
| 2018 Details | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina | 3–1 | India | China | 6–0 | South Africa | ||
| 2026 Details | Dakar, Senegal | ||||||||
Team appearances
| Team | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2026 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3 | |
| Australia | - | - | 5th | 1 | |
| Austria | - | - | 6th | 1 | |
 China | - | 1st | 3rd | 2 | |
 Fiji | - | 10th | - | 1 | |
| Germany | - | 7th | - | 1 | |
| India | - | - | 2nd | 1 | |
 Ireland | 5th | - | - | 1 | |
 Japan | - | 4th | - | 1 | |
| Mexico | - | - | 11th | 1 | |
 Namibia | - | - | 8th | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 1st | 2nd | - | 2 | |
| New Zealand | 3rd | 5th | - | 2 | |
| Poland | - | - | 7th | 1 | |
| Senegal | - | - | - | Q | 1 |
| South Africa | 6th | 8th | 4th | 3 | |
 South Korea | 4th | - | - | 1 | |
 Uruguay | - | 6th | 9th | 2 | |
| Vanuatu | - | - | 12th | 1 | |
| Zambia | - | 9th | - | 1 | |
 Zimbabwe | - | - | 10th | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 10 | 12 | — |
Medal table
- As of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  India (IND) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |